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I read your comment to my Chinese friends in the office. They are still laughing at what you wrote.

I wonder if they'd still feel like laughing if their family depended on the State Bureau of Letters and Calls [1] for the defence of their basic human rights.

[1] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39137293

What do they find funny about it?

Glad I made them smile ;)

Edgy.

There is not a single Chinese "regime" - the space of contestation of politics is simply different than in the US. There's an enormous amount of sometimes extremely emotionally intense conflict within the CCP.

The merit of democracy is not that it's the most efficient in governance. It's the self-correction in the face of disaster.

It didn't fail because America isn't a static thing. Every four years YOU can change it. If you hate the candidates, then run yourself.